Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-15

At Q o'cloCk. Long before that hoe'ing:
bowling, half. dressed mob Of bows stood
outside the rate. waiting I'm orderly line,
the order being The result Of the presence
a ,ey,ral policemen. At last evcrytnrng
Was ready on the dock. BIg dry.goois
ca,cs were made to iorm narrow l'uc, aud
men mounted on the boxes win sticka In
tttir hards were prcpared to keep ,he hog'
suaicbt II possible. AT the cod OF the line
wa tIucN loaded WITH papef-mgs OF 10 vi
bud two or three active men 70 hlndlc IT,.
The ten was turned and The flow OF di u'1n'
tive humanity began. In twenty minu'e'
IL was on The barge. with hall 81 The 2,OjO
bags Of food in It's possession.
Mr. starin himself knew better then TO
mske himself visible 10 The boss. Eleven
excursions 10 news-boys and bo0t-biacks
have given him much experience.
"Say, Jimmy - exclaimed small. re1-
headed specimen, where's de Teller wots
seitin' 'cm up fer de croWdy"
dunno" from Jimmy. I'll bed only
come down eer we'd bury him wild pie
And without doubt they would have
tICatod Their beneiactOr to more PIE eN'ct-
nallI ihan he ever took In the proper way
Very wise was Mr.. Starin to remain TWIST
bic. A. u was, those who were forced Ia
comc within range OF the barge received
the soft ammunition. II the boys were
hurpIy they did not show II, hut. forming
regular lines along the sides OF the barge.
10y time held every one at bdy. Men
vito had faced bullet. went down before The
soft ammunition. and there was wild
scramble to get behind boxes. After the
pie was exhausted the following were
found TO be most 5, riouslv injured:
Caterer Terbune, struck on ear by bis
cult and picbolc through new white hat.
Captain Nelson, left side OF face latnered
with ltmOD PIE.
Mate Winsow, pie plate projected part
way down throat.
Engineer Farrell. a whole pie slipped IN
Der collar
Lnen.au Cornell, biscuit in Lett ear and
ape PIE IN rigbi.
Ate. thjS lively ,kirni'b, ~ soon a.
Copian Nelson bad recovered, the wiiS'le
Of Tie tlg james " Nic0l was blown, aud
tic iarge with is load Of condensed mis-
chef GoNCd ont inlolbe stream. TIE band
PLAYED. TIE bows danced until they were
tired, ana tbn fought mill they were
ready 90 CaUCc again. Thus the time was
pass,d an route TO Alpine Grove. Officers
Bolton and War0lr, OF the Broad vlv squad,
tdtU U.tN UP Il IdNHiut NHlIls Hiiu thN hNhi-
per Of Captain SScatmGu, who has gone
with tie boys tie past eight years, was
vuy nearly RULED. But the BOYS enioycd
i. THOSE OF The crews o. passing boats
VITO verturod to hazard 4 IemarN to the
shafp.toncuCd fellows were very glad
when their toats bO'c them cut OF hearing
dl,iarcc. and IN the future will steer clear
q rev s-loy, aud boot.blacks' EXCURSIONS.
Arrived al The grove the rest OF the pro-
visions were distributed. and tins time the
bows were IN no mood II throw l. away.
Two minutes after the lI't crumb had dis
appeared the clothing left on those 1000
boys wouldn't have been enough for one
dress suit for native Of The South-sea
islsnfs, ard a Calk food was flo wiog out
into The sluggish Hudson. The boys were
one and oil in swimming. As wear or
two ago they had amused themselves 10y
lmning house close watch was Kept, and
in about an hour they were hustled back
upon the barge. They cot one tire started,
but il was put out before 1t had a chance to
spread. on the trip down they were COM
Ioratiytly we'll behaved and left the bnge
at Dty street cheering for everybody.